Police seize 31 grams of drugs in traffic stop
Three southwest Kansas residents were arrested after a routine traffic stop in Garden City led to the seizure of about 31 grams of methamphetamine cocaine marijuana and two pills. Jennifer Russell 19 of Holcomb Tommy Lane 31 of Lakin and Craig Rodby 19 of Topeka were taken into custody. Rodby faced a weapon charge while Russell and Lane were cited on drug offenses.
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Kansas
East Spruce Street
Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Jennifer Russell
Holcomb
Tommy Lane
Lakin
Craig Rodby
Campus Drive
Apt. 4
Russell
Lane
Rodby
Woman arrested for alleged cocaine sale in Texas
A 28 year old Texas woman Vongphet Saycocie was arrested Saturday night in the 1800 block of Commancho Drive for allegedly selling a little more than a gram of cocaine to an undercover officer. Garden City police say the arrest also involves no drug tax stamp and the sale of cocaine.
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Texas
Vongphet Saycocie
Irvin
Commancho Drive
Garden City
Finney County
Mike Utz
Utz
Saycode
Garden City man arrested after vehicle hits home
Garden City police say Scott Good, 26, of 707 Moores Ave., drove a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer into a home on Eighth Street while attempting a turn on Olive. The west wall of the house at 311 W Olive St was caved in. Good fled, later arrested for DUI, reckless driving, hit and run, and no proof of insurance. Two passengers were not arrested.
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Garden City
Scott Good
Moores Ave
Eighth Street
Olive Street
Mike Utz
Utz
Good
Jamin Evans
Olive St
Calf Fry Dinner at Eagles Lodge Opens Thursday
Calf fries sweetbreads ham roast potatoes and beans will be served starting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Eagles Lodge 2603 North Taylor. The all you can eat dinner is open to the public and costs 8 dollars.
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Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor
Storage unit owners press county on appraisal method
Finney County commissioners heard storage unit owners challenge current income based appraisals by Appraiser Alan Roop. Owners Mohler and Munyon urged fairer valuation, noting higher vacancy rates and costs. Only 17 of 30 owners returned income sheets. Roop urged full participation to set fair values. Commissioner Halbur proposed penalties for noncompliance. CASA funding and bulk supply bids also discussed.
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Finney County
Alan Roop
Roop
Kevin Mohler
Francis Munyon
Mohler
ABC
Munyon
American Storage
Oller Road
Mary
Fulton Streets
Roman Halbur
Tesa Rijfkogel
Spirit of the Plains
CASA
GIS coordinator leaves Finney County and City of Garden City
Finney County and Garden City's jointly funded Geographic Information Systems department will search for a new coordinator as Mark Dinkel 36 leaves June 1 for a similar post with Wheatland Electric Co-op. Dinkel hired March 1999 built countywide property maps and utility layouts earning ESRI awards and state GIS policy board recognition.
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Finney County
Garden City
Geographic Information Systems Department
GIS
Mark Dinkel
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Dinkel
County
Environmental Systems Research Institute
Redlands
Calif
ESRI
Finney
Pete Olson
Olson
Media cooperation sparks debate in BTK case
Wichita papers and TV stations weighed what to reveal after a BTK letter surfaced. Investigators sought withholding of a victim’s driver's license and other details, while editors argued for public access. KAKE later disclosed a park package included a doll and bound hands, complicating the narrative.
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Wichita
BTK
Wichita Eagle
Eagle
Hurst Laviana
Dennis Rader
Park City
Bob Beattie
Rader
Beattie
D. Rader
KAKE
Glen Horn
Horn
Wichita Park
Wind farm proposal moves ahead in Ford County
Dodge City Kansas AP Prospects for a wind farm in Ford County advance, with onXco Inc identifying two utilities and negotiating with Aquila Inc and the Southwest Power Pool to use transmission networks. The project could yield 50 to 200 megawatts from up to 134 turbines, costing up to 280 million dollars, possibly in production by late 2006. Local support exists, says Ford County Commission chair Kim Goodnight.
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Dodge City
Ford County
onXco Inc
Palm Springs
Calif
Ian Krygowski
Midwest
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Aquila Inc
Southwest Power Pool
Krygowski
Spearville
Kansas
Butler County
Elk River
Beaumont
Wichita
Empire District Electric Co
Joplin
Gray County
Florida Power and Light
Montezuma
Ford County Commission
Kim Goodnight
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Finney County Commission
Cliff Mayo
County Helps Fund
Rijfkogel
Kansas Casa Association
Mayo
Peterson Printing
Crystal Data
Oklahoma City
Miguel Rodriguez
Camille McDermott
Garden City Community College
Kake-Tv
Mensa
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